December 8 brought with it the long-awaited arrival of Nicki Minaj‘s fifth album ‘Pink Friday 2.’
Her first studio effort of the decade, the 22-track project – lined with a who’s who of Rap hitmakers like Drake, Lil Uzi Vert, Future, J. Cole, and Lil Wayne – follows 2018’s critically acclaimed ‘Queen’ and was crowned the top-selling album in the world just hours after its arrival to digial shelves.
Are the American Billboard charts set to herald the same news? Find out inside.
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’
Predicted First-Week Sales (SPS): 170-190k units
Predicted Billboard 200 Debut: #1
According to HDD, ‘Pink’ will push total sales of up to 190,000 units by the end of its inaugural sales tracking week.
Should the prediction prove true, the Harajuku Barbie will not only become the first female rapper in music history to boast ownership of three #1 hits on the Billboard 200 (following 2010’s ‘Pink Friday’ and 2012’s ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’) but also 7 top 10 hits on the tally.
Keep it locked to That Grape Juice for the latest on this story as the official report of Nicki’s final first-week figure is set to be unveiled on Sunday (December 17).